#custom

He or she must be successful in economic terms, but always within an ethical framework. Whether his or her constituency is a corporation and its shareholders or the customers in a small and privately held business, his or her first responsibility is to serve that constituency. ↗

— Lee R. Raymond

#business #constituency #corporation #customers #economic

Any business that is looking for new customers needs to understand the Internet and how to market their goods or services through it. ↗

— Eric Lefkofsky

#business #customers #goods #how #internet

I can't deny that some customers and prospects think it's the key to our future. But it's not. We're certainly supportive of the Dept. of Justice and the 20 states that have brought this action. ↗

— Jim Barksdale

#brought #certainly #customers #deny #future

We can provide beta software to our developers in advance of the general public. We can easily link up with external partners, customers, and suppliers. ↗

— Jim Barksdale

#beta #customers #developers #easily #external

Thank your customer for complaining and mean it. Most will never bother to complain. They'll just walk away. ↗

— Marilyn Suttle

#customer-service #business

Traditional corporations, particularly large-scale service and manufacturing businesses are organized for efficiency. Or consistency. But not joy. Joy comes from surprise and connection and humanity and transparency and new...If you fear special requests, if you staff with cogs, if you have to put it all in a manual, then the chances of amazing someone are really quite low. These organizations have people who will try to patch problems over after the fact, instead of motivated people eager to delight on the spot. The alternative, it seems, is to organize for joy. These are the companies that give their people the freedom (and the expectation) that they will create, connect and surprise. These are the organizations that embrace someone who make a difference, as opposed to searching the employee handbook for a rule that was violated. ↗

— Seth Godin

#initiative #joy #business

Customers are human and humans can view situations in unexpected ways. ↗

— Marilyn Suttle

#customer-service #business

Your customers are responsible for your company’s reason for existing. ↗

— Marilyn Suttle

#customer-service #business

How you think about your customers influences how you respond to them. ↗

— Marilyn Suttle

#customer-service #business

Customer conversion is dependent on the right customer conversation ↗

— Rasheed Ogunlaru

#buying-and-selling #conversations #customer-service #customers #enterprise